My friend Dave Peixotto is in charge of coding and software repository work on our iPhone application development. I am in charge of the marketing and business aspects of our software company, Neutrinos, LLC. One of my tasks with the release of our recently submitted iPhone application, TipTotaler was to select an icon for our… Continue reading iPhone Developer Resource: Preview Application Icon 3D Effect
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iPhone White Screen / Sleep State Problem
I ditched my Blackberry Curve and picked up an black 16 gigabyte 3g iPhone last week. It had been a great experience so far, with only a handful of complaints. [Note: Since this entry was written, I have been releasing iPhone applications to the iTunes store. You may be interested in checking out our iPhone… Continue reading iPhone White Screen / Sleep State Problem
RJD2 @ Paradise
I just got back from the 5/3/08 RJD2 show at The Paradise on Comm. Ave. I had been looking forward to the show for some time, pulling the on-sale date from an RSS item from tourfilter and within a week or two tickets sold out. It was with great anticipation that I approached the show.… Continue reading RJD2 @ Paradise
2008 Boston Marathon, Video of Elite Runners @ Cleveland Circle
The 2008 Boston Marathon was today, and the course went just past the end of my block in Brighton. I’m usually drawn to road races as a spectator, since I’m not in anywhere near the condition to execute on a race like this right now, I get my kicks from cheering on the runners of… Continue reading 2008 Boston Marathon, Video of Elite Runners @ Cleveland Circle
Nationalization or Expropriation? Independent Facebook Application Developers Continue to Face Uncertainty
There is some interesting discussion going on in the Facebook Developer’s forum. The gist is that Facebook has made changes that are causing some developers to feel disenfranchised. A few developers are upset enough that they are speaking of creating a union of independent Facebook application developers. What might the goals of a union of… Continue reading Nationalization or Expropriation? Independent Facebook Application Developers Continue to Face Uncertainty
The History of the Video Game Development Process
The modern software development process is sort of out in the open. Any sizeable project like a new version of Microsoft Office or Adobe Photoshop is discussed widely in technology forums and blogs. Although beta testers generally sign NDAs with companies, details or full copies of beta software leaks regularly. Google’s Android OS is not… Continue reading The History of the Video Game Development Process
My First Database Refactoring
I spent a good portion of the day today refactoring the database used to power the Dave Matthews Band application I’ve been writing for Facebook. I’ve been interested in writing for Facebook for some time because I believe that companies need to be expanding their online presence into applications built for major social networking platforms.… Continue reading My First Database Refactoring
Hit Me On My iPhone – New Video From Pete Miser
This music video comes from Pete Miser, founding member of the Five Fingers of Funk. Pete hails from Portland, Oregon and his band had a following in the PDX area back when I was in high school. Apparently, Pete was actually asked to fly to LA for an iPhone commercial and was inspired to create… Continue reading Hit Me On My iPhone – New Video From Pete Miser
WGA – Writer's Strike and the Cost of New Media
I’ve been watching the Writer’s Guild of America strike with some interest through the reporting from Nikki Finke’s Deadline Hollywood Daily since before it went into effect but haven’t had reason to bring it up here until today. In case you aren’t familiar with what’s going on, essentially all of the people who write scripts… Continue reading WGA – Writer's Strike and the Cost of New Media